Shillong: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would have been passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by the BJP government if the Congress-led Opposition was not there. “The Congress-led Opposition stood firm and remained as a strong wall, otherwise, they were determined[Read More…]
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Separatist movements will never succeed in India: Meghalaya Governor
Shillong: Separatist movements have not succeeded in India because most people have not supported them, Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy said on Saturday. He said such a movement succeeded in Pakistan with the separation of East Pakistan and led to the formation of Bangladesh. “The failure of the separatist movement in[Read More…]
Modi government will be ousted from power: Mukul Sangma
Shillong: The Leader of Opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, Mukul Sangma, on Tuesday voiced confidence that the Modi government will be ousted in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls because of the “anti-people” agenda of the BJP and the NDA government. “People thought that the BJP was an alternative but now[Read More…]
Meghalaya CM hits out at Modi government for rejecting Church leader’s visa
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday hit out at NDA Central government for rejecting the visa application of Baptist World Alliance chief, Reverend Paul Msiza, to attend the 150 years celebrations of Christianity in the state’s Garo Hills region. “It is highly condemnable to reject the visa application of[Read More…]
NDA government trying to legalise immigrants: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Friday accused the BJP-led NDA central government at the Centre of trying to legalise immigrants by proposing to amend the Citizenship Act. “On one hand they wanted to push illegal immigrants, but on the other, they wanted to legalise immigrants by amending the Citizenship[Read More…]
Meghalaya CM dares rebel Congress MLAs to quit assembly
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Wednesday dared rebel Congress legislators to resign from the assembly ahead of next year’s elections. “We know all who will resign. We will be happy to see if they resign as MLAs. That is why we have given enough time. If somebody has the[Read More…]
Meghalaya CM on our hit-list, says militant group
Meghalaya’s outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Sunday declared that it has included Chief Minister Mukul Sangma in its “top hit list”. In an e-mailed statement to media, the outfit spokesperson Sainkupar Nongtraw also warned Sangma of receiving a “bullet” if he did not change his “dictatorial” mindset. Nongtraw[Read More…]
Don’t observe Digital India Day on Good Friday: BJP ally writes to PM
Lok Sabha MP from Tura in Meghalaya and key ally of the BJP in the northeast, Conrad Sangma, has written a letter asking Prime Minister to defer the central government’s plan to observe April 14 as Digital India Day, as it falls on Good Friday. “I have come to learn[Read More…]
Mamata, Mukul Sangma criticise Modi over currency withdrawal
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the nation that currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will be scrapped, effective from midnight, people, despite facing hurdles supported the move. Even political leaders of various parties came in support of Modi government’s crackdown on black money, except Bengal[Read More…]